"mothproof" meaning in English

See mothproof in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more mothproof [comparative], most mothproof [superlative]
Etymology: From moth + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moth|proof}} moth + -proof Head templates: {{en-adj}} mothproof (comparative more mothproof, superlative most mothproof)
  1. Resistant to being eaten by moths. Translations (Translations): αντισκορικός (antiskorikós) (Greek), maläkta (Swedish), malsäker (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mothproof-en-adj-QkQdXrtW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moth-proof

Verb

Forms: mothproofs [present, singular, third-person], mothproofing [participle, present], mothproofed [participle, past], mothproofed [past]
Etymology: From moth + -proof. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|moth|proof}} moth + -proof Head templates: {{en-verb}} mothproof (third-person singular simple present mothproofs, present participle mothproofing, simple past and past participle mothproofed)
  1. To apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing. Derived forms: moth-proofer, mothproofer, moth-proofing, mothproofing Translations (Translations): malsäkra (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mothproof-en-verb-y2GTcm0a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -proof, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -proof: 15 85 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: moth-proof

Inflected forms

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